Impactful Management Strategiesfor the Modern ClassroomTeam A: Ian Glasmann, Kristin McDonald,Bryan Etheridge,Lucilla Chapoy-Mancilla

Student-Centered Classroom Management Theory

Student-centered classroom management involves building trust and sharing the responsibility between teacher and student (Freiburg, 2014)

Teachers caring for a student’s social and emotional needs

Making sure all students feel a bond with their school, classroom and peers

Students feel safe in their school and classroom while trusting their teacher and peers

Students learn discipline by being responsible for their own actions and share respect and responsibility with others

Student-Centered Classroom Management TheoryConsistency Management and Cooperative Discipline

Student-Centered Classroom Management Theory Classroom management strategies:

Provide a flexible but predictable and consistent learning environment

List homework, lesson objectives and the daily schedule on the board for all students to see

Ask every student questions by pulling names randomly Engage every student in active participation Share the responsibility and roles of the classroom with the

students assign jobs and have them create the rules/procedures

Teach students how to solve or prevent problems Give students the trust of doing things on their own and the trust

will be reciprocated(Freiburg & Lamb, 2009)

Environmental Modifications to Increase Student Learning Classroom structure

Create areas in the room that are designated for certain tasks Reduce distractions Assign areas on the floor, desks or supply areas for each student

Rules and routines Visually represent rules and routines Use cue words like first and then when establishing a new routine

Communication Use visuals or symbols to communicate objects or tasks Utilize nonverbal cues Simplify language

(Howley & Rose, 2006)

Classroom Management Compared to Discipline Management

Classroom Management For students with special learning

needs, a classroom management plan should address those special needs by considering The classroom arrangement A welcoming environment for all

students Engaging all students in class

discussion Consider learning styles and

learning needs when establishing any classroom procedures

Built in lesson strategies that address specific learning needs(Kirkpatrick, n.d.)

Discipline Management For students with special learning needs, a

discipline management plan should address those special needs by considering In accordance with the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 any student may be disciplined using the student code of conduct

Students with an IEP may have discipline measures spelled out and that all school employees must follow

When making a determination about discipline, IDEA gives school employees the rights to make a case-by-case determination of discipline with students that have a disability(GreatSchools Staff, n.d.)

CHOICE THEORY

Behavior of children is related to five basic needs; survival, love and belonging, power and significance, freedom and autonomy, and fun. (Incredible Art Department, 2008)

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STRATEGIES Build positive relationships with students. Give students opportunities to choose projects and

to feel power and control by giving them choices. (Sullo, 2011)

Focus on quality of work and their ability to use what they have learned.

Shows students how to satisfy their needs using more appropriate and effective methods to decrease undesirable behaviors (Sullo, 2011)

Self-Evaluation; students will take ownership of their learning.

Environmental Modifications Organize resources to maximize student's

sense of control and minimize chaos Small group activities- Gives students a

sense of belonging, motivates student learning, and reduces reliance on teacher.

Establish clear work spaces for students and teachers

Analyze student needs to design a space that is functional and friendly

Learning area should be arranged so that traffic and flow of activities are compatible

For Exceptional Learners

Class management

Stress student responsibility

Setting routines to structure students

Posting classroom rules and consequences

Arrangement of furniture to facilitate orderly rotation of tasks

Discipline Management

Invoke reasonable consequences

Establishing and enforcing consequences for ignoring rules or routines

Individuals with exceptional needs have opportunities to choose disciplinary consequences

Kohn’s Student Directed LearningClassroom management strategies Create a positive learning environment. Create a caring community where students

collaboratively work together to solve problems. (Kohn, n.d)

Active participation, high interest activities, and discovery.

Rewards are unnecessary Provide opportunities for students to help students Demonstrate patience as student discovers their

learning style and strengths

Environmental Modification that Contributes to Student Learning Install a love for learning Provide hands on activities that reflect

life experiences Create an environment which allows for

student opinion and choice

Class management vs Discipline Management

Class Management Classroom centered on

students, not teacher. Be patient with

students, allow them to make their own decisions and learn from them.

Settling for Self-Discipline 

Discipline Management

Discipline creates problems; implies student is at fault

Evaluate what is being asked of students and can they perform such task

Find ways to help students stay on task instead of punishment when off task

Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Three-tiered approach

Requires collaboration of parents, teachers, school psychologists, counselors and administrators in order to implement

Benefits   All students can benefit Appropriate implementation can lead to

dramatic improvements that have long-term effects on student lifestyle

Its use decreases the need for more intrusive and aversive interventions

Classroom Strategies

Explicit strategic instruction Active student engagement Provide opportunities for

students to make choices and honor their choice

Increase predictability and scheduling Keep schedules posted

outlining times and activities

Prepare students for changes - explain how these will affect their day

Environmental Modifications Redesign classroom

environment Create clearly defined work

spaces Reduce distractions Room arrangement Manage traffic patterns

Increase predictability Create daily routines so that

students always know what to do and what to expect

For Exceptional LearnersClassroom Management

Make curricular adaptations for activities/tasks, length or pace and difficulty level

Plan for preferred activities to occur consistently and predictably

Self-monitoring Teach appropriate

behaviors

Classroom Discipline Continual teaching

and reinforcement of positive behavior will support student’s positive behaviors and reduce behavior problems

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